Higher education in Ethiopia : themes and issues from an African perspective / by Wondwosen Tamrat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wondwosen Tamrat, author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 52.

Global perspectives on higher education ; volume 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Ethiopia.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Ethiopia.

Universities and colleges.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 247 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part 1 Access and Equity

1 Linking Female Students' Access to Success p. 15

2 Gender Parity and the Leaking Pipeline p. 18

3 Disability in Higher Education: From Policy to Practice p. 21

4 Responding to the Needs of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia p. 24

5 A New Refugee Law: Implications for Higher Education p. 27

6 Closing the Gender Gap in Higher Education Leadership p. 30

7 Perpetuating Inequity Despite Higher Education Expansion p. 33

Part 2 HE Governance and Management

8 Government-University Relations: A Troubled Marriage p. 39

9 The Shifting Sands of University Management in Ethiopia p. 43

10 Do Students Have a Say in University Governance? p. 46

11 University Boards: Visibility, Efficiency and Accountability p. 49

12 Towards More Achievable University Vision Statements p. 53

13 What Next for a Partially Differentiated Higher Education System? p. 56

Part 3 University Systems and Resources

14 HE Financing Reforms: Intentions and Realities p. 63

15 Challenges of Ensuring Quality Education p. 66

16 Towards a Uniform System of Academic Promotion p. 69

17 Imperatives for a Functioning Information System at HEIS p. 72

18 University Resources: Imperatives for Efficient Utilization p. 75

19 Unlocking the Potential of ICT in Higher Education p. 78

Part 4 Private Higher Education and Privatization

20 Emerging Contours of African Private Higher Education p. 85

21 Unusual in Growth and Composition: Ethiopian Private Higher Education p. 88

22 Family Owned PHEIS in Africa p. 91

23 African Private Higher Education: Progressive Policies and Ambivalent Stances p. 94

24 Overcoming the Public-Private Divide in HE Law p. 97

25 Perils of Unregulated Privatization in Public Universities p. 100

26 Improving the Knowledge Base on Private Higher Education p. 103

Part 5 Quality Assurance in Higher Education

27 Towards a Diversified System of Quality Assurance p. 109

28 Beyond the Establishment of Quality Assurance Agencies p. 112

29 Internal Quality Assurance: Key to Maintaining Quality p. 115

30 From Gate Keepers to Gate Crashers: Corruption among University Faculty p. 119

31 The Scourge of Unscrupulous Private HE Institutions p. 122

32 Academic Credential Fraud: In Search of Lasting Solutions p. 125

Part 6 Internationalization of Higher Education

33 Disparities and Parallels in Internationalization: The Ethiopian Experience p. 131

34 Medical Education and the Ethiopian Exodus of Talent p. 134

35 Foreign HE Outposts: Navigating Risks and Opportunities p. 137

36 Foreign Qualification and Credential Evaluation p. 140

37 Cross-Border Higher Education: Regulating the Benefits and Risks p. 144

38 The Challenges of Attracting and Retaining Foreign Faculty p. 147

39 Internationalization Now a Deliberate Undertaking p. 150

Part 7 Research and Outreach

40 Towards a More Productive and Aligned Research System p. 155

41 Catalyzing R&D: The Need for More Government Funding p. 159

42 The Meager Output of Ethiopian PhDs p. 163

43 Increasing the Visibility of Local Journals p. 166

44 Towards a National System of Journal Accreditation p. 169

45 Re-Engaging with Community Service in Universities p. 172

46 University-Industry Ties: The Need for Good Management p. 175

Part 8 The Link between TVET and Higher Education

47 When TVET Fails to Provide the Answers p. 181

48 Universities vs TVET: Are Attitudes the Problem? p. 184

49 Applied Universities: A Viable Path to Higher Education p. 187

50 The TVET Sector's Challenge to Recruit, Retain Competent Trainers p. 190

51 Gains and Challenges for Women in the TVET Sector p. 193

Part 9 Graduate Employability

52 Education and the Workplace: Addressing the Yawning Gap p. 199

53 Graduate Employability: Whose Responsibility? p. 202

54 Producing Work-Ready Graduates Requires Strong Partnerships p. 205

55 Job Creation Plan: What Role for Higher Education? p. 208

56 Employment Gender Gap also a Higher Education Issue p. 211

57 Students Face Challenges on Route to Self-Employment p. 214

58 Advancing Employability through a Labor Market Information System p. 217

Part 10 COVID-19 and Its Impact on Higher Education

59 CoviD-19 Threat to Higher Education: Africa's Challenges, Responses, and Apprehensions p. 223

60 COVID-19 - Private Higher Education Faces Precarious Future p. 227

61 The Shift to Online Learning Calls for Global Cooperation p. 231

62 Stemming the Impact of COVID-19 on Employment p. 235

63 Defying the Notion of the Ivory Tower in the Aftermath of COVID-19 p. 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Tamrat, Wondwosen. Higher education in Ethiopia

ISBN:

9789004513488

9004513485

Publisher Number:

40031098662

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.